Places in the Heart
Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricaldisasterslowheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
"The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is...the future."
Boxlist takeSerious and stirring: a realistic family film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.2 /10
TMDB · 93 votes
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
In 1930s Texas, a widow and her family fight to save their home by harvesting cotton.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Delphi II Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
